Deseret news

by: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Publication date: 1850

Topics: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Church, Mormons

Publisher: G.S.L. City, Deseret [i.e. Salt Lake City, Utah] : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Collection: lincolncollection; americana

Digitizing sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

Contributor: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection

Language: English

Published at Fillmore City, Utah, May 5-Sept. 1, 1858

Publishers: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1850-1858; E. Smith, 1859-1863; A. Carrington, 1863-1867; G.Q. Cannon, 1867-1873; D.O. Calder, 1873-1887

Editors: W. Richards, 1850-1854; A. Carrington, 1854-1855; 1856-1859, 1863-1867; E. Smith, 1855-1856, 1859-1863; G.Q. Cannon, 1867-1873; D.O. Calder, 1873-1877; Charles W. Penrose, <1884>

Suspended Aug. 26-Nov. 8, 1851; July 20-Oct. 1, 1853; July 17-Sept. 4, Oct. 29-Dec. 11, 1861; Aug. 12-19, 1863; Dec. 23, 1863-Feb. 24, 1864; Jan. 11-Mar. 1, Dec. 5-Dec. 26, 1866

Official organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Daily ed.: Deseret evening news, 1867-1888

Semiweekly eds: Deseret news (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1865), 1865-<1871>, and: Deseret news. Semi-weekly, <1873>-1888

Lincoln collection has 1 v. (416 p.): Vol. 12, no. 1-52 (July 2, 1862-June 24, 1863)

Bound in marbled boards, with leather corners and spine, and gilt-stamped lettering on spine

Subtitle: Truth and liberty

Text in four columns

Publisher's advertisements at end of each issue

Bears handwritten signature in pencil on front flyleaf: W. [?] S. Godbe

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